Physics 2 (5 cr)

Materials

Randall D. Knight, Physics for scientists and engineers.International Edition.Pearson. Lecture notes. Laboratory handouts.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Completion alternatives

Intermediate exams and laboratory work reports. Required assessment items are described in the beginning of each course.

Further information

The required attendance in the laboratory is 100 %

Student workload

Contact lessons 30 h Individual learning 65 h Laboratory works and reports in small groups 40 h Total 135 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Excellent(5): Student has attained an excellent level of the course objectives and can apply them into practice in an innovative manner.
Very good (4): Student has attained a very good level of the course objectives and can apply them into practice.
Good(3): Student has gained knowledge of the course objectives and can utilize them in practice.
Satisfactory(2): Student has gained knowledge of the course objectives and can utilize them partly in practice.
Sufficient(1): Student has gained knowledge of the course objectives but faces challenges to utilize them in practice.

Teaching language

en

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5

Qualifications

The students are able to find information independently and to prepare reports. They have the basic knowledge of the principles of Newtonian mechanics.

Content

Pressure, pressure in a fluid, Archimedes principle, buoyancy, surface tension, capillarity. Fluid dynamics: the continuity equation, Bernoulli’s equation and viscosity. Temperature and thermal equilibrium, temperature scales, thermal expansion, the ideal gas equation, quantity of heat, specific heat capacity and phase changes.

Objective

EUR-ACE, Knowledge and understanding: The students will understand the connection between the theoretical course contents and real-life situations. They will learn to make simplified assumptions, apply the appropriate physical principles and evaluate the final results.
Logistics, Natural sciences: In the laboratory they will see the importance of error analysis (mathematics) while making reports of experiments combining theory and practice.